MCLA Women drop fourth straight, fall to MASCAC foe Westfield 71-44

Westfield, MA- The Westfield State Owls took charge early on in the opening half before pulling away in the closing period in defeating MASCAC rival MCLA 71-44 this evening in women's basketball action.  The Owls evened their MASCAC mark at 2-2 (10-7 overall) while the Trailblazers dropped their fourth straight game in falling to 0-3 in conference play and 8-8 overall.

In the opening period with the hosts holding an 11-9 lead, the Owls went on a 15-4 run to grab a 26-13 lead.  They coasted into halftime leading MCLA 35-25.

After halftime, MCLA fell behind by 16 early before cutting the margin to 43-33 before the Owls used a strong run to put away the Trailblazers.  Westfield would outscore MCLA 17-1 over the next six plus minutes to put them up 60-34 with 10:52 left to play.  MCLA would not get within 22 the rest of the way.

Lucy Tremblay was the only player in double figures for MCLA ending the night with 12 points and 7 assists.  She added 4 steals. 

For the Owls, Jen Ashton and Gabby Felix each had a game high 18 points.  Ashton added 7 assists while Felix completed the double double with 12 rebounds.  Keri Doldoorian chipped in with 14 points and 8 rebounds.

Westfield held a sizable 40-23 edge off the glass.  They also shot a sizzling 55% compared to just 31% for MCLA.  Each team committed 23 turnovers on the night.

The Trailblazers will look to snap their skid on Thursday night when they host Framingham State at 5:30pm.